Metabolism of DDT [1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane] by Alcaligenes denitrificans ITRC-4 under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Current Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Ahuja, Rajiv ^a   Kumar, Ashwani ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 2,2' BIPYRIDINE; 4 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; BIPHENYL; CHLORIDE ION; CHLORPHENOTANE; GLUCOSE; SUCCINIC ACID;

ACHROMOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ALCALIGENES; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROBIOSIS; ALCALIGENES; ANAEROBIOSIS; CHLOROBENZOATES; DDT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ACHROMOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0041704755     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-002-3819-1     Document Type: Article

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